Astaxanthin
"The
Natural Astaxanthin Pigmentation"
Astaxanthin from the
yeast Phaffia rhodozyma is a natural source of the red
pigment, which impacts the characteristic red color to the flesh
of salmon, trout, and prawns. In the ocean, salmonids obtain astaxanthin
from krill and other planktonic crustaceans that are a normal
part of their diet. Without a source of astaxanthin in their diets,
the flesh of farm raised salmon and trout would be a pale, off-white
color, that is less appealing to consumers.
Igene's astaxanthin
is made from a proprietary strain of Phaffia rhodozyma.
As a source of protein and other nutrients, Igene's astaxanthin
is an economical alternative to feeding a prohibitively expensive
crustacean diet, and a "natural" alternative to the chemically
synthesized astaxanthin pigment currently used in the aquaculture
industry, as well as other areas like pigmentation of shrimp,
poultry and yolk.
Igene's dried yeast
product contains guarantied levels of astaxanthin. This is the
most reliable and well documented natural astaxanthin for use
in feed, and specially formulated to maximize bioavailability
of the pigment. Commercial use has shown that our astaxanthin
provides equal or better pigmentation in salmon and trout compared
to synthetic pigments. More than 100.000 tons of
salmon and trout are pigmented by this product each year.
- Link
to Astaxanthin for Feed, Technical Bulletin
- Link
to Astaxanthin Pigment Analysis, method description
Astaxanthin studies
- Link
to Akvaforsk Study, Institute of Aquaculture research, AS (Norway)
- Link
to University of Maryland Study, Horn Point Laboratory, (Cambridge,
MD)
- Link
to Nissui Study, Nissui and the Department of Agriculture of Tokyo
University (Tokyo, Japan)
For more information
on commercial results from 20 Salmon farms in Chile (approx 1
mill. fish, year 2000), or for further information, please contact
our sales department at e-mail address:robert.hodson@tateandlyle.com
Astaxanthin